Continental Sport Contact 3
Tyre review data from 243 tyre reviews averaging 76% over 3,243,837 miles driven.
The Sport Contact 3 is ranked 38th of 69 Summer Max Performance tyres.
Latest Tyre Test Results
2012 EVO Max Performance Tyre Test - 1st of 10 tyres
- Overall - The ContiSportContact 3s only weakness was a little subjective feel on the road. It dominated the wet tests and was extremely strong in the dry. EVO commented as "an impressively complete performance". The Sport Contact 3 has now been replaced by the Sport Contact 5, which should be an even more impressive tyre.
View Full Test >>2011 Auto Zeitung Max Performance Tyre Test - 6th of 14 tyres
- Overall - Even with the new Sport Contact 5P available, the 3 still performs extremely well
View Full Test >>2011 Auto Express Ultra High Performance Tyre Test - 6th of 10 tyres
- Overall - Last years test king, and the now super-seeded Continental Sport Contact 3 had its joint worst result ever finishing in 6th. Like the Bridgestone it was extremely strong in the dry tests with excellent dry braking and a sharp turn in during the handling lap, but was let down by it’s wet performance finishing last during wet cornering. The new Conti Sport Contact 5 should reverse this trend when featured in tyre tests next year.
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Size |
Fuel |
Wet |
Noise |
Weight |
0/0 R0 0 |
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10.50kgs |
0/0 R0 0 |
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9.22kgs |
195/45 R16 80V |
E |
B |
71 |
7.25kgs |
195/45 R16 80V REN |
F |
B |
71 |
7.18kgs |
195/40 R17 81V XL |
E |
B |
71 |
7.25kgs |
215/40 R17 87Y XL |
E |
B |
72 |
8.36kgs |
255/40 R17 94W MO |
E |
B |
72 |
10.10kgs |
255/40 R17 94Y |
C |
B |
72 |
10.22kgs |
195/45 R17 81W |
E |
B |
71 |
7.99kgs |
195/45 R17 81W |
E |
B |
72 |
7.99kgs |
205/45 R17 88V XL |
E |
B |
72 |
8.49kgs |
205/45 R17 84V * |
E |
B |
71 |
8.38kgs |
205/45 R17 84W * |
E |
B |
71 |
9.71kgs |
205/45 R17 84V * |
F |
B |
71 |
9.49kgs |
205/45 R17 84V * |
E |
B |
71 |
9.71kgs |
205/45 R17 84V * |
F |
B |
72 |
9.65kgs |
205/45 R17 84V * |
F |
B |
71 |
8.74kgs |
205/45 R17 84W * |
F |
B |
71 |
9.49kgs |
225/45 R17 91Y * |
E |
B |
72 |
11.70kgs |
225/45 R17 91W * |
F |
B |
72 |
9.35kgs |
225/45 R17 91Y * |
E |
B |
71 |
11.98kgs |
235/45 R17 94W MO |
E |
B |
71 |
9.91kgs |
235/45 R17 97W XL |
E |
B |
72 |
13.14kgs |
235/45 R17 94W MO |
E |
B |
72 |
9.92kgs |
205/50 R17 89V |
F |
B |
71 |
9.18kgs |
205/50 R17 89V REN |
F |
B |
72 |
9.17kgs |
215/50 R17 95W XL |
C |
B |
72 |
9.31kgs |
225/50 R17 94V OPE |
E |
B |
71 |
9.42kgs |
225/50 R17 94Y AO |
C |
B |
72 |
9.66kgs |
235/50 R17 96Y N2 |
E |
A |
71 |
10.69kgs |
205/55 R17 91Y N2 |
E |
B |
71 |
9.40kgs |
205/55 R17 91Y N2 |
F |
A |
71 |
10.10kgs |
255/35 R18 94Y XL MO |
F |
B |
73 |
10.69kgs |
265/35 R18 97Y XL MO |
E |
B |
73 |
11.26kgs |
265/35 R18 97Y XL MO |
E |
B |
74 |
11.16kgs |
275/35 R18 95Y MO |
E |
B |
73 |
11.22kgs |
275/35 R18 95Y MO |
E |
B |
72 |
11.30kgs |
275/35 R18 99Y XL |
E |
B |
74 |
11.54kgs |
285/35 R18 101Y XL MO |
F |
B |
76 |
12.80kgs |
285/35 R18 101Y XL MO |
E |
B |
75 |
12.90kgs |
225/40 R18 92W XL |
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|
|
9.59kgs |
225/40 R18 92W XL FIA |
E |
B |
73 |
9.41kgs |
235/40 R18 95Y XL RO1 |
E |
B |
72 |
9.98kgs |
235/40 R18 91Y N1 |
F |
A |
71 |
9.87kgs |
235/40 R18 95W XL FOR |
E |
B |
72 |
10.18kgs |
235/40 R18 91Y N1 |
E |
A |
71 |
9.98kgs |
235/40 R18 91Y MO |
E |
B |
71 |
9.95kgs |
245/40 R18 93Y MO |
E |
B |
71 |
10.97kgs |
245/40 R18 97Y XL MO |
E |
B |
72 |
11.01kgs |
245/40 R18 93Y AUD |
F |
B |
71 |
12.77kgs |
255/40 R18 99Y XL MO |
F |
B |
73 |
10.61kgs |
255/40 R18 99Y XL MO |
E |
B |
73 |
11.07kgs |
265/40 R18 101Y XL N1 |
E |
A |
73 |
11.45kgs |
265/40 R18 101Y XL N1 |
F |
A |
74 |
11.66kgs |
275/40 R18 99Y * |
E |
C |
72 |
16.58kgs |
275/40 R18 99Y * |
F |
C |
72 |
16.39kgs |
235/45 R18 94V XL |
E |
B |
71 |
10.77kgs |
245/45 R18 96Y * |
E |
C |
71 |
14.59kgs |
245/45 R18 96Y * |
F |
C |
72 |
14.65kgs |
245/45 R18 96Y * |
F |
C |
71 |
14.83kgs |
245/50 R18 100Y * |
E |
B |
71 |
16.00kgs |
245/50 R18 100Y * |
F |
B |
72 |
16.01kgs |
245/50 R18 100Y * |
F |
B |
71 |
16.00kgs |
255/55 R18 109Y XL N0 |
E |
B |
73 |
14.08kgs |
295/30 R19 100Y XL N1 |
E |
A |
75 |
12.04kgs |
235/35 R19 91Y XL VW |
F |
B |
72 |
10.39kgs |
235/35 R19 87Y N1 |
E |
A |
71 |
10.05kgs |
235/35 R19 91Y XL |
E |
B |
72 |
11.50kgs |
235/35 R19 91Y XL |
E |
B |
72 |
10.22kgs |
245/35 R19 93Y XL * |
F |
B |
72 |
11.10kgs |
265/35 R19 94Y N1 |
F |
A |
72 |
11.39kgs |
265/35 R19 94Y N1 |
E |
A |
72 |
11.71kgs |
265/35 R19 98Y XL * |
F |
B |
73 |
12.44kgs |
265/35 R19 98Y XL * |
F |
B |
74 |
12.88kgs |
235/40 R19 96W XL |
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|
|
10.47kgs |
235/40 R19 92W OPE |
E |
B |
72 |
10.37kgs |
235/40 R19 96W XL PEU |
E |
B |
73 |
10.51kgs |
235/40 R19 92W |
E |
B |
71 |
10.39kgs |
275/40 R19 101W * |
F |
B |
73 |
16.76kgs |
275/40 R19 101W * |
E |
B |
72 |
16.61kgs |
275/40 R19 101W * |
F |
B |
72 |
16.52kgs |
285/40 R19 103Y N0 |
E |
A |
74 |
14.17kgs |
285/40 R19 103Y N0 |
F |
A |
74 |
13.76kgs |
245/45 R19 98W * |
E |
B |
71 |
14.49kgs |
245/45 R19 98W * |
F |
B |
71 |
14.60kgs |
255/45 R19 100Y N0 |
E |
A |
72 |
11.61kgs |
255/45 R19 100Y AO |
E |
B |
72 |
11.77kgs |
265/30 R20 94Y XL RO1 |
F |
B |
73 |
11.69kgs |
265/30 R20 94Y XL RO1 |
F |
B |
74 |
11.57kgs |
285/30 R20 99Y XL |
E |
B |
76 |
12.36kgs |
245/35 R20 95Y XL |
E |
B |
72 |
11.22kgs |
275/35 R20 102Y XL J |
E |
B |
74 |
12.24kgs |
275/35 R20 102Y XL J |
E |
B |
73 |
12.28kgs |
285/35 R20 104Y XL |
E |
B |
73 |
13.54kgs |
245/40 R20 99Y XL J |
E |
B |
72 |
12.01kgs |
265/40 R20 104Y XL AO |
C |
B |
73 |
12.65kgs |
265/40 R20 104Y XL AO |
C |
B |
74 |
12.52kgs |
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Top 3 Continental Sport Contact 3 Reviews
These tyres came standard on my 2015 A4 S Line, very disappointed, at 22000 km the road noise is unbearable, they are not worn out but i'm so over the noise i'm prepared to drop 2k to get rid of them. (Australian review)
OK here's the schizzle - I have a Ford Mondeo 2 ltr diesel TCDi Titanium X-Sport. it is a family car, not a sports car no matter what the badging says (and a rear spoiler is not a performance enhancer), but here it is with 235/40/19s on each corner - tyres that are standard fit for the likes of Porsche Caymans. I've tried Conti Sport Contact 2s, and 3s. I've tried Michelin Pilot Sport 3s. I've tried Hankook Ventus Evo2s. They all grip like the proverbial to a blanket. They all have tremendous reassurance. They all perform well when I have been driving on my own and tried to break traction (only to test you understand and only once each). They all cost similar amounts (£lots). They all wear at a frightening rate.
In short, I have a shopping trolley shod with sports car boots. So time to try something a little less expensive, and a little more appropriate - I want good efficiency
Given
81%
while driving a
Audi
(225/45 R17) on
mostly town
for 15
miles
Very agressive sporty tyre.I have never seen such a good grip on the wet.I had them in december in Germany and it very cold,time for winter tires but they surprised me,they were very good.For people who like sporty agresive drive I would recomend.They are little bit noisy and sidewalls are very stiff but dry braking and grip unseen before.Wear is quite high but nothing special
Latest Continental Sport Contact 3 Reviews
the best all round premium tyres that ive ever bought , great grip in all weathers , good tread ware last for years
Given
83%
while driving a
Vauxhall Astra GTC
(240/45 R20) on
a combination of roads
for 52,000
spirited miles
They were great tyres for the rear of a front wheel drive car. They only lasted 12000 miles on the front but have lasted 52,000 on the rear. Fantastic tyres. Would buy again but only for the rear axle.
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Got a puncture and when having it replaced found a bubble in another tyre, at such short notice, there where the only "premium " tyre that were available I could afford...
I usually only use pilot sport tyres (recently started using eagle f1)
I was expecting them to be close to the mps.
I was very disappointed in the dry they are decent but nothing special the comfort road noise and rim protection are all in the same level as budget tyres, the wet performance is beyond appalling... yes the car is 300bhp + fwd but it has an lsd and Renault rs cars are the best handling cars point blank ... it was amusing sliding about and good practice for car control but for the price and brand these tyres are a joke and I would not recommend anyone using them for anything but off road tyre shredding....
They lasted 6k miles on front wheels
Pay the extra for pilot sports or the same for eagle f1.... if you cant afford these tyres god old rainsports will serve u well.
I will use another continental tyre again... avoid
Renault
(205/45 R17 V) on
a combination of roads
for 12,000
spirited miles
This tyres have not enough grip specially in curve, you can feel how the tire moves on the road outside of curve does not exactly a sport tyre
Given
69%
while driving a
Honda Prelude 2.2vtec
(215/45 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 8,000
average miles
Bought them used for my vehicle, but despite that they have showed great wet and especially dry grip. For normal everyday driving wear was OK. If you would push them everytime they would go out very quick.
Given
76%
while driving a
Renault Clio 172 Cup
(195/45 R16 W) on
mostly country roads
for 10,000
spirited miles
These came on my Clio when I bought the car. They are a great all round tyre.
They did not last a very long time however, around 9,000 miles on the front. However, they were very good up front, and gripped very well in the dry, with a good subjective feel. Clios don't tend to be great with steering communication and these Contis weren' too bad.
The wet performance was interesting. It felt like it wouldn't grip in the wet at all, especially when they wore close to the limit. However, push on with them and the tyres would surprisingly grip very well in the wet, alot better than the Toyo T1-Rs did with plenty of tread left.
195/45R16 is a size that has a limited choice for tyres, so for that reason, I'd buy these again. I would next try Uniroyal RainSport 3s in 195/50R15 guise and preferred the car on the Contis straight away.
Given
74%
while driving a
Opel Vectra C GTS
(215/50 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 7,000
spirited miles
So as i was looking for some new tyres on my opel vectra c gts, searched ar checked diferent tyres, found these continental contisport contact 3 tyres. Checked some reviews and made a decision to buy it, because of the performance they make. Tyres perform very well on dry and specially on wet road (had aquaplaning at 120-130 km/h and almoust hadn't felt, no steering wheel pulling). The grip is very well, at sharp corners goes without any squeek or scream, accelerating from a green light (depending on an engine) will make some spin but immediately grips and pulls away. Now searching for some pilot sport 4's, but would defenitely recommend and buy again.
12k on my Golf V6 - they will need replacing at round about 15k - cant fault them - surefooted even in the wet. Probably the best car tyre I have used.
Given
71%
while driving a
Toyota Mark X
(240/45 R17 W) on
a combination of roads
for 28,000
spirited miles
Decent UHP tire but already old model and therefore comparatively not as good performance anymore compared to F1D5, F1A2, and CSC5. Dry & wet performance is not as good as those others I've used/am using now, but still pretty decent and still is a true UHP tire and better than many other tires in the lower performance categories or those cheapo brands, certainly still well beyond most normal drivers ability to push, and reasonably well controlled over the limit. Comfort wise, it's good ride quality, maybe a bit noisy only. Wear rate is the same as CSC5, so it wore out a bit faster, lasting over 40k km for my driving but with minimal chipping only, not as much as the F1D5.
Tyres were fine when new but over time because way too noisy as they wore down. Ended up changing them early due to noise.
Almost down to the indicators after 10k on an Audi A6 Allroad and not driven hard. About half motorway miles. Tramlines alarmingly on road markings and odd cambers.
Would not buy these again.
Given
53%
while driving a
BMW m2
(265/35 R19 W) on
mostly country roads
for 7,000
spirited miles
Had these fitted on my car from new ,not many are .i can say these just about do the job .I am now needing to change and i am not happy with 7000 miles from 2 rear tyres i am a 'spirited driver' but these are not great on any level.Front tyres have possibly 2000 left in them, the car now tramlines terribly i would not recomend or buy again conti sport6 or mich 4s for me.